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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450685603321

Autore

Friberg Jöran

Titolo

Unexpected links between Egyptian and Babylonian mathematics [[electronic resource] /] / Jöran Friberg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2005

ISBN

1-281-88128-7

9786611881283

981-270-112-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (308 p.)

Disciplina

510.932

Soggetti

Mathematics, Ancient

Mathematics, Babylonian

Mathematics, Egyptian

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-294) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; Contents; Chapter 1 Two Curious Mathematical Cuneiform Texts from Old Babylonian Mari; Chapter 2 Hieratic Mathematical Papyri and Cuneiform Mathematical Texts; Chapter 3 Demotic Mathematical Papyri and Cuneiform Mathematical Texts; Chapter 4 Greek-Egyptian Mathematical Documents and Cuneiform Mathematical Texts; New Thoughts About the History of Ancient Mathematics; Index of Texts; Index of Subjects; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

Mesopotamian mathematics is known from a great number of cuneiform texts, most of them Old Babylonian, some Late Babylonian or pre-Old-Babylonian, and has been intensively studied during the last couple of decades. In contrast to this Egyptian mathematics is known from only a small number of papyrus texts, and the few books and papers that have been written about Egyptian mathematical papyri have mostly reiterated the same old presentations and interpretations of the texts. In this book, it is shown that the methods developed by the author for the close study of mathematical cuneiform texts ca



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Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991001610089707536

Autore

Panzieri, Raniero

Titolo

L'alternativa socialista : scritti scelti 1944-1956 / Raniero Panzieri ; a cura di Stefano Merli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Torino : Einaudi, [1982]

Descrizione fisica

XLIII, 199 p. ; 22 cm

Collana

Saggi

Altri autori (Persone)

Merli, Stefano

Disciplina

335

Soggetti

Socialismo - Italia - Saggi

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910254587103321

Autore

Shayler David J

Titolo

Linking the Space Shuttle and Space Stations : Early Docking Technologies from Concept to Implementation  / / by David J. Shayler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-49769-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XX, 248 p. 122 illus., 107 illus. in color.)

Collana

Space Exploration

Disciplina

600

Soggetti

Technology

Aerospace engineering

Astronautics

Space sciences

Engineering design

Russia—History

Europe, Eastern—History

Popular Science in Technology

Aerospace Technology and Astronautics

Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)

Engineering Design

Russian, Soviet, and East European History



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Dedication -- Prologue -- Chapter 1 The Space Shuttle and the Space Station -- Chapter 2 Shuttle and Salyut: A Lost Opportunity -- Chapter 3 The Price of Freedom -- Chapter 4 Putting It All Together -- Chapter 5 The Human Element -- Chapter 6 Getting There -- Chapter 7 Shuttle-Mir 1994-1998 -- Chapter 8 The Docked Phase -- Chapter 9 Crew Transfers and Loadmasters -- Chapter 10 Getting Back -- Closing Comments -- Afterword -- Abbreviations -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- About the Author.

Sommario/riassunto

How could the newly authorized space shuttle help in the U.S. quest to build a large research station in Earth orbit? As a means of transporting goods, the shuttle could help supply the parts to the station. But how would the two entitles be physically linked? Docking technologies had to constantly evolve as the designs of the early space stations changed. It was hoped the shuttle would make missions to the Russian Salyut and American Skylab stations, but these were postponed until the Mir station became available, while plans for getting a new U. S. space station underway were stalled. In Linking the Space Shuttle and Space Stations, the author delves into the rich history of the Space Shuttle and its connection to these early space stations, culminating in the nine missions to dock the shuttle to Mir. By 1998, after nearly three decades of planning and operations, shuttle missions to Mir had resulted in: • A proven system to link up the space shuttle to a space station • Equipment and hands-on experience in handling tons of materials • An infrastructure to support space station assembly and resupply Each of these played a pivotal role in developing the skills and procedures crucial to the creation of the later, much larger and far more complex International Space Station, as described in the companion volume Assembling and Supplying the ISS: The Space Shuttle Fulfills Its Mission.